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Evidence Guide: AHCBEK302 - Manipulate honey bee brood

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AHCBEK302 - Manipulate honey bee brood

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare to manipulate brood combs

  1. Clarify reason for manipulating brood and plan appropriate sequence of actions
  2. Select tools and equipment required to manipulate brood and check prior to use
  3. Identify work health and safety hazards associated with manipulating brood and take actions to minimise risk to self and others
  4. Select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) and check prior to use
  5. Observe site quarantine or other biosecurity protocols in force
  6. Identify risks to colony, including to brood and queen bee, and take actions to minimise likelihood and consequences of risks
Clarify reason for manipulating brood and plan appropriate sequence of actions

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Select tools and equipment required to manipulate brood and check prior to use

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Identify work health and safety hazards associated with manipulating brood and take actions to minimise risk to self and others

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Select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) and check prior to use

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Observe site quarantine or other biosecurity protocols in force

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Identify risks to colony, including to brood and queen bee, and take actions to minimise likelihood and consequences of risks

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Manipulate brood

  1. Open hive and remove combs in planned sequence and place in suitable position
  2. Replace frames in same or new sequence and position, or remove to another hive according to purposes for which brood is being manipulated
  3. Monitor hive and colony after the manipulation process and take appropriate action if needed to minimise any disturbance to brood
  4. Dispose of waste materials appropriately
Open hive and remove combs in planned sequence and place in suitable position

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Replace frames in same or new sequence and position, or remove to another hive according to purposes for which brood is being manipulated

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Monitor hive and colony after the manipulation process and take appropriate action if needed to minimise any disturbance to brood

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Dispose of waste materials appropriately

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to manipulate brood combs

1.1 Clarify reason for manipulating brood and plan appropriate sequence of actions

1.2 Select tools and equipment required to manipulate brood and check prior to use

1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards associated with manipulating brood and take actions to minimise risk to self and others

1.4 Select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) and check prior to use

1.5 Observe site quarantine or other biosecurity protocols in force

1.6 Identify risks to colony, including to brood and queen bee, and take actions to minimise likelihood and consequences of risks

2. Manipulate brood

2.1 Open hive and remove combs in planned sequence and place in suitable position

2.2 Replace frames in same or new sequence and position, or remove to another hive according to purposes for which brood is being manipulated

2.3 Monitor hive and colony after the manipulation process and take appropriate action if needed to minimise any disturbance to brood

2.4 Dispose of waste materials appropriately

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to manipulate brood combs

1.1 Clarify reason for manipulating brood and plan appropriate sequence of actions

1.2 Select tools and equipment required to manipulate brood and check prior to use

1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards associated with manipulating brood and take actions to minimise risk to self and others

1.4 Select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) and check prior to use

1.5 Observe site quarantine or other biosecurity protocols in force

1.6 Identify risks to colony, including to brood and queen bee, and take actions to minimise likelihood and consequences of risks

2. Manipulate brood

2.1 Open hive and remove combs in planned sequence and place in suitable position

2.2 Replace frames in same or new sequence and position, or remove to another hive according to purposes for which brood is being manipulated

2.3 Monitor hive and colony after the manipulation process and take appropriate action if needed to minimise any disturbance to brood

2.4 Dispose of waste materials appropriately

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

correctly wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

determine when and how a honey bee brood should be manipulated to achieve a desired outcome

identify hazards and implement safe work procedures handling bees

handle materials and equipment

use a bee smoker

open hives and remove and reposition frames safely with minimal damage or unintended disturbance to brood

clean up on completion of work.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of brood manipulation

biosecurity involved when moving bees

bee behaviour

bee handling techniques

different types of manipulation that may be used to achieve desired result

fire risk level

purposes for which brood may be manipulate.

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